By Kenneth Udeh
Popular Abia social media influencer, Tochukwu Ogbuagu, has declared that the Abia-North senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, remains the best performing lawmaker when compared to other parliamentarians representing the state in both chambers of the National Assembly.
The verdict came days after the KepukepuTV blogger sparked public debate following the concern he raised about the sections of the newly commissioned Abariba-Ohafia to Ndi Okoro Road built by the senator.
The issue was, however, laid to rest after a civil society organisation’s investigative council clarified that the initial 600-metre stretch of the road was built to standard and urged the contractors to repair the remaining 400 metres section that was not in the original plan.
Following the development, Ogbuagu, known for monitoring ongoing infrastructure projects across the state, yesterday, stated that despite his recent criticisms of the Abia-North senator, he still rates him as the best when compared with other lawmakers from the state.
Explaining how he arrived at the verdict, the blogger narrated how he undertook an investigative tour to the Ndi Inya Abam community, which had been abandoned for years.
He described how the community dwellers joyfully chanted the name of the senator in appreciation for the transformation he brought to them for the first time since creation.
Taking to his social media page, he attached photos and videos of infrastructural development projects executed by Kalu, who chairs the Senate Committee on South-East Development Commission (SEDC).
He described Senator Kalu as the best in the country.
His post read: “With my latest findings, as I continue to tour around the state, if you merge the senator representing Abia South and Abia Central and the member representing Obingwa, Osisioma and Ugwunagbo local government areas in the House of Representatives alongside the senator representing Abia North, I will still choose Abia North senator, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, despite our differences and fights. He has done more than any other senator in the whole country can do, especially in rural areas, giving our access roads, building school blocks, electricity, borehole, agricultural support equipment etc.”
He also lampooned other lawmakers for making only speeches when it comes to development without matching their words with action.
“While others are still speaking long grammar and dishing out words on the marble, why is it that only OUK still attracts road construction till date?
“I traveled to Ndi Inya Abam yesterday and shed tears as the villagers continued to shout and celebrate OUK for the transformation he brought to the common man for the first time since creation,” he stated.